I received an email from a FENG member last week. I spoke to his Orlando group a few weeks ago, and one of the talking points was around the importance of having a digital footprint. Of course, that included having a profile on Linked In.
Here’s the question he posed and his follow up clarification:
I have had 3 people ask me how they fix the fact that they have 2 profiles on Linked In, without deleting all of their contacts on the profile they get rid of? I have 3 people I'm Linked In with that have multiple accounts, one did it with one firm then left, started at a new firm and did a new profile, another has her name a little different on her two profiles. She said she couldn't figure out how to transfer her contacts without deleting them.
I bet my colleague Jason Alba, author of “I’m on Linked In, Now What” would love to weigh in on this topic.
This situation points to the importance of opening your Linked In account in YOUR name, not your company’s name. When you leave that company, you want your Linked In profile, account, and contacts to remain yours.